What is the Least Common Multiple of 31954 and 31963?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 31954 and 31963 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 31954 and 31963, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(31954,31963) = 1
LCM(31954,31963) = ( 31954 × 31963) / 1
LCM(31954,31963) = 1021345702 / 1
LCM(31954,31963) = 1021345702

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 31954 and 31963 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 31954 and 31963. First we will calculate the prime factors of 31954 and 31963.

Prime Factorization of 31954

Prime Factorization of 31963

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 31954 and 31963.

LCM(31954,31963) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1229¹ × 31963¹
LCM(31954,31963) = 1021345702